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Well said!Kenneth wrote:The reason why I hit somebody is because I'm accurate, not because I'm particularly fast or strong.
kit wrote:In that same vein, don't sweep someone's leg as an opening to a fight unless you have no other alternative (or it will create an opening elsewhere). There are few swings to the legs that can't be a wrap to your opponents hip/butt/back/arm. Wild leg sweeps typically leave you vulnerable and aren't as effective longterm as a basic hip wrap. Especially when sparring with friends, try to avoid the newbie leg sweep.
Kenneth wrote:I disagree *slightly* with 1. The reason why I hit somebody is because I'm accurate, not because I'm particularly fast or strong.
Georghiu Leonte wrote:Do not use the same equipment every fight. If you want to be a good fighter? You need to vary what you use.
3. Even if you think you can effectively use 36'' 3/4 pvc blues to fight florentine, you can't.
Well, as we are in belegarth I know that individual realms can and do have their own rules, I strongly suggest that you do not include headshots in your fighting. Some reasons for this are:
#1 Being "punch drunk" has some horrible consequences later in life.
#2 It is hard as hell to stop yourself from using your muscle memory in other realms and at events where headshots ARE NOT ALLOWED and are highly frowned upon, it will get you a very bad reputation if you start doing them with regularity.
#3 Getting hit in the head makes people angry because it hurts.
But as I said it's your realm and you can do what you want.
Izanaki wrote:Never put yourself down, otherwise, you'll never succeed. If you say "I suck, i should just quit," then you already have, but if you are constructive and say "well i was slow to react for X reason, but i can work on it," then you'll do well IMO.
XÆPLBNK wrote:Well, as we are in belegarth I know that individual realms can and do have their own rules, I strongly suggest that you do not include headshots in your fighting. Some reasons for this are:
#1 Being "punch drunk" has some horrible consequences later in life.
#2 It is hard as hell to stop yourself from using your muscle memory in other realms and at events where headshots ARE NOT ALLOWED and are highly frowned upon, it will get you a very bad reputation if you start doing them with regularity.
#3 Getting hit in the head makes people angry because it hurts.
But as I said it's your realm and you can do what you want.
Belegarth swords are supposed to be adequately padded to avoid injury. To this extent, they should be padded enough to not caus injury to the head. If they do not cause injury to the head, why should they not be used against the head?
1. I agree that dementia pugilistica is a serious condition. I also believe that if a sword can cause concussions, it shouldn't be passed. And if a single person recieves more than one concussion during their belegarth career, they should consider investing in some headgear or not being so careless.
2. I also agree with this statement somewhat. I agree that headshots on people who don't expect them doesn't make friends. However, headshots are perfectly legal in belegarth - they simply don't score a point of injury. I personally believe that the head should simply be made a legal target area, and that helmets should be considered a far more important peice of armor than they currently are.
3. Getting hit in the head stuns people, because they aren't used to it. I entirely contest that it hurts more to be hit in the head, than to be hit in any other vital area.
I practice among friends, all roughly the same age as myself. I can understand people not wanting to include headshots on young people (ages 14 or below), but as far as I'm concerned, there's no reason to so paranoid about them in 9 out of 10 cases. I really do not understand why they are not legal.
If anybody has further information about this, please PM me, or have a moderator move this to its own thread if necessary. I don't want to hijack yet another thread.
XÆPLBNK wrote:2. I also agree with this statement somewhat. I agree that headshots on people who don't expect them doesn't make friends. However, headshots are perfectly legal in belegarth - they simply don't score a point of injury.
I personally believe that the head should simply be made a legal target area, and that helmets should be considered a far more important peice of armor than they currently are.
1 out of 10 headshots that you have to be paranoid about is far too many.
Do you want to be taking red shots to the neck/head?
Raccoon wrote:If you're being even halfway serious about your fighting then you should be using some form of shield at all times. Even if both hands are full you can always use a buckler or a shield on your back. Just remember...
"Don't take the field if you don't have a shield."
If you're being even halfway serious about your fighting then you should be using some form of shield at all times. Even if both hands are full you can always use a buckler or a shield on your back. Just remember...
"Don't take the field if you don't have a shield."
Aonghus wrote:Raccoon wrote:If you're being even halfway serious about your fighting then you should be using some form of shield at all times. Even if both hands are full you can always use a buckler or a shield on your back. Just remember...
"Don't take the field if you don't have a shield."
I know plenty of people who do absolutely fine without a shield fighting florentine. If you are good at blocking and parrying and dodging, why add weight?
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